Cory Turner
Cory Turner is an undergraduate at the University of Washington who will graduate in June 2014 with a bachelors in political science, concentrating in law.
Articles by
African Baptist Church, Boston, Massachusetts (1805- )
Officially founded on August 8, 1805 by the Reverend Thomas Paul, The African Baptist Church is the oldest black church...
Robert “Bob” Gibson (1935-2020)
Famous Major League baseball pitcher Robert “Bob” Gibson was Pack and Victoria Gibson’s seventh child born November 9, 1935 in...
Eddie Robinson (1919-2007)
With 408 career victories at Grambling State University, Eddie Robinson is the most successful football coach in Division I history....
Emma Rochelle Wheeler (1882-1957)
Born in Gainesville, Florida on February 7, 1882, Emma Rochelle Wheeler had gained an interest in medicine at the young...
Emlen Lewis Tunnell (1925-1975)
Image Ownership: Fair Use” Emlen Lewis Tunnell was the first African American named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
Project 100,000 (1966-1971)
Project 100,000 was a program devised by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1966 to ease recruitment standards for the...
James Tim Brymn (1881-1946)
Often referred to as “Mr. Jazz Himself,” Lieutenant James Tim Brymn was a conductor, a musical director of several George...
John Sella Martin (1832-1876)
John Sella Martin, who eventually became an influential minister, was born enslaved in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 27, 1832,...
